A spokesman for the emergency services said their bodies were found inside the vehicle that had been ‘swept away by flash floods’.

‘Five people including two British nationals have died,’ the spokesman said.

‘Our work now is focussed on searching for those people who remain missing.’

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Authorities are searching for those still missing after devastating floods in Majorca

Videos showed people swimming through muddy water that engulfed cars in the town of Sant Lorrenc, Majorca (Picture: @IB3noticies)

Rain battered the town of Sant Lorrenc, sweeping cars out to sea and killing five people (Picture: Splash News)

Locals in Sant LLorenc were pictured seeking refuge on their roofs as a torrent of water invaded the ground floor of their homes, sweeping cars out to sea.

Terrifying footage showed cars hurtling down roads that had turned into rivers of brown water.

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The Spanish military is deploying more than a hundred emergency workers with sniffer dogs, according to the BBC.

Three helicopters and a military Hercules plane are also being sent from the mainland Spanish city of Valencia.

The Costa del Sol remains on red alert today following the overnight storms and torrential rain in popular holiday resorts like Marbella.

Police confirmed a British couple were found dead in a taxi in the town after getting caught in a flash flood (Picture: Splash News)

People prepare to spend the night at the Manacor’s Miguel Angel Nadal sports centre after they have been evacuated from Sant Lorrenc in Majorca (Picture: EPA)

Locals were told to leave their homes after five deaths in the small town (Picture: EPA)

Rosario Sanchez Grau, central government representative for the Balearic Islands, said: ‘These are difficult moments. My condolences and solidarity for all those affected, especially the families and friends of those who have died.’

Catalina Cladera, in charge of public administration for the regional government, described the situation as ‘dantesque’ and added: ‘We weren’t expecting it.

‘The alert went from yellow to orange in a very short space of time. A massive amount of rain has fallen in very little time.’

The Foreign Office said in a statement: ‘We are in contact with the Spanish authorities responding to flooding in Majorca, and urgently seeking updates from them.’